Category: Climbing & mountaineering
Via ferratas, summit tours and alpine walls , for everyone who wants to climb high. Here we gather destinations all about climbing and mountaineering, from secured routes to classic high-alpine tours.
At 3,768 m the Wildspitze is the highest mountain in North Tyrol and the Ötztal Alps and, after the Großglockner, Austria's second-highest mountain. The glaciated summit is a classic high tour with starting points in Vent and at the Pitztal glacier, requiring full glacier equipment.ActivitiesHigh tour over glacierSki tour/ski high tour in springHut walk to the Breslauer HütteGlacier/firn ascentguided tours /…
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At 3,798 m the Großglockner is Austria's highest mountain and the defining pyramid of the Glockner group in the Hohe Tauern, on the Tyrol/Carinthia border in the Hohe Tauern National Park. The Großglockner High Alpine Road leads to the Franz-Josefs-Höhe with views of the summit and the Pasterze glacier.ActivitiesHigh tour to the summitHiking in the Hohe Tauern National ParkGlacier walk (Pasterze)Panoramic road (high-alpine road)Mountaineering with…
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The Dolomites are a striking mountain group of the Southern Limestone Alps with pale dolomite rock, jagged towers and walls, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site since 2009. The highest peak is the Marmolada (Punta Penia, 3,343 m), the only significant glacier region of the range.ActivitiesHiking and mountain toursVia ferratas (Vie ferrate)Multi-pitch climbingHigh tour up the MarmoladaPanoramic roads over the Dolomite passesHut tours / Dolomite high trailsHighlightsUNESCO World Natural Heritage since 2009Marmolada, queen of the…
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At 2,713 m, the Watzmann is the third-highest mountain in Germany and at the same time one of the most legend-shrouded. Its striking profile with the Hocheck, Mittelspitze and Südspitze, the so-called “Watzmann children”, shapes the panorama above the Königssee. Tours on the Watzmann Watzmannhaus (1,930 m): the classic approach from Wimbach/Ramsau to the DAV hut, a demanding but non-technical mountain hike….
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